Definitions for machicolation
məˌtʃɪk əˈleɪ ʃənmachico·la·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. machicolationnoun

   a projecting parapet supported by corbels on a medieval castle; has openings through which stones or boiling water could be dropped on an enemy

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. machicolationnoun

   An opening between the corbels which support a projecting parapet, or in the floor of a gallery or the roof of a portal, shooting or dropping missiles upon assailants attacking the base of the walls. Also, the construction of such defenses, in general, when of this character.

2. machicolationnoun

   The act of discharging missiles or pouring burning or melted substances upon assailants through such apertures.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Machicolation

   A machicolation (French: mâchicoulis) is a floor opening between the supporting corbels of a battlement, through which stones or other material, such as boiling water, hot sand, quicklime or boiling cooking oil, could be dropped on attackers at the base of a defensive wall. A smaller version found on smaller structures is called a box-machicolation.

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1. machicolation

   A machicolation is a floor opening between the supporting corbels of a battlement, through which stones, hot oil, heated sand, or other harmful substances could be dropped on attackers at the base of a defensive wall. It is an architectural feature commonly found in medieval fortifications like castles or towers.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Machicolationnoun

   an opening between the corbels which support a projecting parapet, or in the floor of a gallery or the roof of a portal, shooting or dropping missiles upen assailants attacking the base of the walls. Also, the construction of such defenses, in general, when of this character. See Illusts. of Battlement and Castle

2. Machicolationnoun

   the act of discharging missiles or pouring burning or melted substances upon assailants through such apertures

3. Etymology: [Cf. LL. machicolamentum, machacolladura, F. mchicolis, mchecoulis; perh. fr. F. mche match, combustible matter + OF. coulis, couleis, flowing, fr. OF. & F. couler to flow. Cf. Match for making fire, and Cullis.]

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1. Machicolation

   A machicolation is a floor opening between the supporting corbels of a battlement, through which stones, or other objects, could be dropped on attackers at the base of a defensive wall. The design was adopted in the Middle Ages in Europe when Norman crusaders returned from the Holy Land. A machicolated battlement projects outwards from the supporting wall in order to facilitate this. A hoarding is a similar structure made of wood, usually temporarily constructed in the event of a siege. Advantages of machicolations over wooden hoardings include the greater strength of stone battlements, as well as the fireproof properties. The word derives from the Old French word machecol, mentioned in Medieval Latin as machecollum and ultimately from Old French macher 'crush', 'wound' and col 'neck'. Machicolate is only recorded in the 18th century in English, but a verb machicollāre is attested in Anglo-Latin. The Spanish word denoting this structure, matacán, is similarly composed from "matar canes" meaning roughly "killing dogs", the latter being a reference to infidels. A variant of a machicolation, set in the ceiling of a passage or over a gateway, was known as a meutrier or colloquially as a murder-hole.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Machicolation

   mach-i-ko-lā′shun, n. (archit.) a projecting parapet or gallery with openings for pouring molten substances upon an attacking force below: the construction or use of such means of defence.—adj. Machic′olated. [Fr. mâchicoulis, from mâche, mash, coulis, a flowing—L. colāre, to filter.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. machicolation

   The act of hurling missiles or pouring various burning or melted substances upon assailants through machicolations.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of machicolation in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of machicolation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=machicolation
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Machicolation
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machicolation
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/machicolation
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=machicolation
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=machicolation
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html